Ca mela
Chille y-Watso
(Image
C edit:
Gui ess
Wo ld
Reco ds)
Ca mela
Chille y-Watso
made
histo y
at
the
age
of
11
as
the
you gest
pe so
eve
to
eceive
a
Membe
of
the
O de
of
the
B itish
Empi e
(MBE).
Acco di g
to
Gui ess
Wo ld
Reco ds,
she
was
11
yea s
a d
78
days
old
whe
the
ho ou
was
a ou ced
i
Ju e
2025,
ecog isi g
he
yea s
of
fu d aisi g
a d
awa e ess
wo k
fo
Muscula
Dyst ophy
UK
followi g
he
diag osis
with
a
a e
muscle-wasti g
co ditio
at
age
fou .
A
diag osis
at
fou
Ca mela
was
diag osed
with
LMNA
co ge ital
muscula
dyst ophy
(L-CMD)
whe
she
was
fou .
The
a e
co ditio
affects
muscles
a d
ca
cause
p og essive
weak ess,
maki g
eve yday
activities
i c easi gly
challe gi g.
He
diag osis
did
ot
stop
Ca mela
f om
fi di g
ways
to
suppo t
othe
people
livi g
with
muscle-wasti g
co ditio s.
I stead,
she
bega
taki g
pa t
i
fu d aisi g
activities
a d
awa e ess
campaig s,
g adually
tu i g
he
ow
expe ie ces
i to
a
way
to
help
othe s.He
wo k
became
closely
co ected
with
Muscula
Dyst ophy
UK,
a
cha ity
that
suppo ts
people
affected
by
muscle-wasti g
co ditio s
a d
fu ds
esea ch
i to
these
diseases.
Tu i g
challe ges
i to
actio
Ca mela’s
fu d aisi g
jou ey
has
i cluded
a
se ies
of
dema di g
challe ges.
O e
of
he
ea ly
campaig s
came
i
2020,
whe
she
was
six.
She
took
pa t
i
a
mo th-lo g
Wo de
Woma
challe ge,
cove i g
10
kilomet es
eve y
day.
She
walked
o e
kilomet e
a d
used
he
wheelchai
fo
the
emai i g
dista ce.
He
effo ts
co ti ued
ove
the
followi g
yea s,
with
campaig s
i volvi g
spo ti g
challe ges,
awa e ess
activities
a d
eve ts
desig ed
to
highlight
accessibility.
Acco di g
to
Gui ess
Wo ld
Reco ds,
he
fu d aisi g
had
al eady
aised
mo e
tha
£36,000
by
the
time
she
eceived
ecog itio
fo
he
eco d.He
fu d aisi g
total
late
g ew
substa tially.
Acco di g
to
Muscula
Dyst ophy
UK,
she
helped
aise
mo e
tha
£400,000
th ough
a ou d
25
fu d aisi g
a d
awa e ess
campaig s.
The
campaig s
have
also
eflected
issues
that
a e
impo ta t
to
Ca mela
pe so ally.
Th ough
he
wo k,
she
has
helped
d aw
atte tio
to
disability,
accessibility
a d
the
expe ie ces
of
people
livi g
with
a e
co ditio s.
Becomi g
the
you gest
MBE
ecipie t
Ca mela’s
fu d aisi g
effo ts
eve tually
ea ed
he
a
place
i
the
2025
Ki g’s
Bi thday
Ho ou s.
She
was
ecog ised
fo
he
cha itable
fu d aisi g
wo k
suppo ti g
Muscula
Dyst ophy
UK
a d
the
disabled
commu ity.
The
ho ou
also
made
he
a
eco d
holde .
Gui ess
Wo ld
Reco ds
co fi med
Ca mela
as
the
you gest
ecipie t
of
a
MBE,
at
11
yea s
a d
78
days
old.She
su passed
the
p evious
eco d
held
by
Pa alympic
swimme
Ellie
Simmo ds,
who
eceived
a
MBE
at
the
age
of
14
yea s
a d
50
days
i
2008.
The
ecog itio
was
sig ifica t
ot
o ly
because
of
Ca mela’s
age
but
also
because
it
ack owledged
yea s
of
fu d aisi g
that
bega
whe
she
was
still
a
you g
child.
Meeti g
P i ce
William
The
ho ou
was
fo mally
p ese ted
to
Ca mela
late
i
2025.
O
Decembe
10,
she
t avelled
to
Wi dso
Castle,
whe e
P i ce
William,
the
P i ce
of
Wales,
p ese ted
he
with
he
MBE.
The
ce emo y
ma ked
the
culmi atio
of
a
jou ey
that
had
sta ted
with
he
diag osis
at
fou
a d
developed
i to
yea s
of
cha itable
wo k.Ca mela’s
achieveme t
also
att acted
atte tio
because
of
the
u usual
combi atio
of
he
you g
age
a d
the
scale
of
he
fu d aisi g
effo ts.
Rathe
tha
bei g
ecog ised
fo
a
si gle
eve t,
he
MBE
eflected
sustai ed
wo k
suppo ti g
a
cause
closely
co ected
to
he
ow
life.
Co ti ui g
he
advocacy
Ca mela’s
wo k
has
co ti ued
beyo d
becomi g
a
eco d
holde .
Muscula
Dyst ophy
UK
amed
he
its
fi st
You g
Ambassado ,
givi g
he
a othe
platfo m
to
speak
about
livi g
with
a
a e
muscle-wasti g
co ditio .She
has
also
bee
i volved
i
effo ts
to
e cou age
g eate
accessibility
a d
i clusio .
He
pla s
i clude
visiti g
p ima y
schools
a ou d
the
UK
to
talk
to
child e
about
disability,
a e
co ditio s
a d
the
impo ta ce
of
maki g
schools
a d
activities
accessible
to
eve yo e.
He
fu d aisi g
has
also
co ti ued.
I
Octobe
2025,
she
completed
a
24-hou
hospital
walk
th ough
five
hospitals
whe e
she
had
eceived
ca e.
Gui ess
Wo ld
Reco ds
epo ted
that
she
completed
a ou d
6,500
steps
du i g
the
challe ge
a d
aised
£3,250.
Mo e
tha
a
eco d
Ca mela’s
sto y
goes
beyo d
the
eco d
attached
to
he
MBE.
He
fu d aisi g
bega
afte
a
difficult
diag osis
at
a
age
whe
ma y
child e
a e
o ly
begi i g
school,
yet
she
fou d
ways
to
tu
he
expe ie ces
i to
suppo t
fo
othe s.
F om
completi g
fu d aisi g
challe ges
to
aisi g
awa e ess
about
accessibility,
she
has
built
a
public
ole
a ou d
helpi g
people
affected
by
muscle-wasti g
co ditio s.At
11,
Ca mela
became
the
you gest
pe so
eve
to
eceive
a
MBE.
But
the
eco d
is
o ly
o e
pa t
of
he
sto y.
He
co ti ui g
fu d aisi g
a d
advocacy
show
how
the
wo k
that
bega
afte
he
diag osis
has
developed
i to
a
wide
effo t
to
suppo t
esea ch,
i clusio
a d
people
livi g
with
a e
co ditio s.
